View full sizeSatellite image showing drier air about to move in from the northwest.NOAA/NASA

Dew point animation: Forecast for todayThis a forecast for today of dew points, a measure of the amount of moisture in the air over us. All day long, dew points over Central New York will drop as drier air moves in from the northwest.

Just upwind of us over the Great Lakes, there is some beautiful weather, and it's headed our way.

The satellite image from this morning shows beautifully clear skies over the Great Lakes. That air is very dry. It is tracking to the southeast and will overspread Central New York this afternoon.

It will be with us through Thursday.

Meanwhile, warm and increasingly humid weather over the southern United States is advecting northward, riding in on southerly winds. That will arrive in Central New York Friday. When it does, there should be a few showers, maybe even a thundershower in our area.

We will stay in warm and humid weather through the weekend.

Today: Clearing skies this afternoon. It might become a little breezy for a while. The high today will be in the mid-70s.

This evening: Clear skies. Temperatures should cool to around 56 degrees by 11 p.m.

Overnight: Clear skies. Low near 50.

Thursday: Sunny. High around 74

Friday: Scattered showers. Maybe a thundershower. High around 75.

Saturday: Sun and clouds, breezy and warm. High 75 to 80

Sunday: Sun and clouds. Warm and humid. Chance of a shower or thundershower. High again in the mid 70s.